Aspyr are taking a break from remastering old Star Wars and Tomb Raider games in order to bring back Eidos’ cult cyberpunk stealth adventure Deus Ex. Deus Ex Remastered sees the first entry in the series – which debuted on PC in 2000 before gaining a PS2 release – revived with improved lighting, dynamic shadows, …
Art of Play, Boat Rocker Studios and the BBC are combining efforts to create a new Danger Mouse game, based largely on the 2015 reboot while featuring hand-drawn/painted visuals to mimic the look of the 1981 series. Crumbs! The storyline is canonical and sees Baron Greenback forcing Danger Mouse and Penfold to re-live their past encounters. …
Described as a game that’ll remind you to call your nana, magical adventure Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato introduces us to Miho – a young boy transported into a peculiar realm after entering his grandmothers’ pantry. What ensues is a jaunt through South America in search of soup ingredients, spread across rainforests, towns and more while …
This week has been kind to shoot’em up fans, seeing the releases of Platypus Reclayed and Zoe Begone. We can now add the modern Mega Drive/Genesis shoot’em up Earthion to that list – which can be downloaded from today. This horizontal space shooter has been causing a stir since hitting Steam in July, gaining gushingly positive …
Finland-based Tensori have an all-together different haunting experience planned for PS5 and PSVR2, in the form of POOLS. True to its name, it entails exploring abandoned swimming pools and submerged corridors, intended to provide an experience that’s both soothing and unsettling as you walk around dimly lit environments and wade through pools of still water. As …
Limited Run Games has announced the rather unexpected Nickelodeon Splat Pack, which brings together four 16-bit games from the mid ‘90s. Included are: Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (Mega Drive/Genesis, SNES), which sees the three monsters working together, a la The Lost Vikings. 25 stages with five bonus levels feature. Rocko’s Modern Life: Spunky’s Dangerous Day (SNES), likened …
Another format is being added to NSO + Expansion next February, and it’s one that fans have long requested: the Virtual Boy, Nintendo’s early attempt at creating a system with a 3D display. Unlike the recent addition of the GameCube, it’ll be available for both Switch and Switch 2. The red hued headset made its …
News of Acclaim’s revival has set tongues waggling, and that’s despite the majority of their IP rehomed a long time ago following the publisher’s demise in 2004. Nightdive has spent the last few years remastering Acclaim’s games, and many N64 titles have been made available on NSO. On top of all this, the Turok and …
Described as a combination of Metal Slug, Contra, and Wild Guns, Zenovia Interactive’s Neon Inferno is getting ready to hit the streets in October, with Retroware publishing. This is Zenovia’s second release, with the first being the 16-bit style platformer Steel Assault. Neon Inferno is gunning for a 32-bit era feel, set in a cyberpunk …
Eagle eyed gamers may have noticed the Pixel Games’ published retro collection Attic Archive appearing on the Xbox Store and Steam as a pre-order. Due out 3rd September for £5.99, it brings together thirteen games across three systems from studios such as Ocean Software, Artic Computing, Imagine Software, and Atlantis. Here’s the list: Included …
Evercade fans have long pined for an Activision collection. Today, that wish has been made – and then some, with another two collections planned for 2026. Activision Collection 1 focuses on Atari 2600 titles and is due out in November for £19.99. The following are included, with the first two titles on the list being …
During its initial reveal in 2021, Crazy Taxi spiritual successor Taxi Chaos whipped gamers into a minor frenzy, fuelled in part by its bright and vibrant visuals. Reviews, however, weren’t kind and pretty much killed the buzz surrounding it. Scores were mostly in the 5/10 ballpark, with many critics describing it as soulless. Undeterred, Taxi …
The UK based poncle (creators of Vampire Survivors) have teamed up with Doonutsaur to release Kill the Brickman. That’s to say, it’s out now on Steam and Xbox. It even has the same appealing £3.99 price point as Vampire Survivors. Inspired by retro games of yore (presumably Breakout, and perhaps Space Invaders) it involves creating …
Digital Eclipse has finalised the line-up for Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection, adding two more games and one additional surprise. Those two are the much-maligned Mythologies: Sub-Zero and Mortal Kombat: Special Forces. Mythologies took the foundations of the classic beat’em up and tried to apply them to a side-scrolling action adventure. One hit deaths, poor controls, …
Chuhai Labs has released an extended gameplay trailer for their Star Fox inspired on-rails shooter Wild Blue. We’re introduced to Bowie Stray and his crew, who are out to defeat the villainous Grimclaw while battling their forces across deserts, frozen wastelands, and more. The difficulty level is said to be flexible, appealing to both veteran and …